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(back): Danielle Adams, Shealeigh Brandford, Hailey Babb, Gabriel Cassie, Roy Pogorzelski (Chair), Jessica Jones, Charlie Helmer-Smith(middle): Daniel Lima, Brendan Warren, Alaina Pyde, Brenna Scott, Aini Khan, Stephanie Wickham, Virginia Brickley,

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The General Assembly

University of Lethbridge Students' Union

1A Year in Review of 2015-2016

Introduction President'sAddress EC&GAGroupPhotosStudentCouncil&Staff GeneralAssemblyof2015-2016 ULSUStaff InMemoryofScottShillingtonAdvocacy&Representation NotableULSUCommitteeActivity Representation&AdvocacyClubs&GreekLife ClubList,Report,Photos ClubActivities-ULSUSponsoredEventsof2015-2016 ListofEvents New&RecurringInitiatives NotableULSUAcademicEvents FreshFest Frostbite CampusCommunityInitiatives InitiativesintheLethbridgeCommunityGeneralAssemblyReports NonFacultyYear-endReports

EditorandDesigner:SusanCurtis-ExecutiveAssistant.Contributingwriters:GeneralAssemblyrepresentatives,Students’Unionstaffmembers.Portraitphotos(page4&5):bydeJourdan'sPhotographicsLtd.Campusandotherphotos:bytheStudents’Union.Thisisthe

15thannualYearinReview.ThedeadlineforsubmissionsisMarch15th.Submissionsintheformofphotos,ideas,reportsandotherinformationarewelcomed.CorrespondenceshouldbesenttotheStudents’Union,rmSU180,4401UniversityDrive,Lethbridge,ABT1K3M4,Attn:SusanCurtis-YearinReview.

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Students’UnionAwards AwardRecipientsOperations Health&DentalPlan RoomBookings&Tenants Volunteers ULSUFoodBank

Financial Sponsorship Funding Election&Referendums Spring2016Election&ReferendumIncomingCouncil IncomingCouncilfor2015-2016

PastPresidents ListofPastPresidentsVision&MissionStatement Vision Mission

Table of Contents

A Year in Review of 2015-2016

2 A Year in Review of 2015-2016

EveryyeartheULSUputstogetherayearinreviewthatwillcoveralloftheimportantinitiatives,eventsandotheraspectsofwhattheStudents'Uniondoes.ThisyearasPresidenthasbeenoneofthemostmeaningfulexperiencesofmylife.IcansaywithabsoluteconfidencethatthishasbeenthebestjobIhaveeverhadandwilllikelystaythatwayforyearstocome.IalsoknowthatmyfellowexecutiveteamMichaelGale,VirginiaBrickley,CharlieHelmer-SmithandDanielleAdamswouldagreewhenIsayIwillneverforgetthisyear.

TheStudents'UnionwasestablishedunderthePost-SecondaryLearningActtorepresentstudentintereststotheUniversitySeniorAdministrationandalllevelsofgovernmentwhilesimultaneouslyenhancingstudentlifeatourinstitution.ThisyearweonceagainhostedFreshFest,LastClassBashandalsobroughtMTV’sown

JessiCruickshanktocampus.WeadvocatedonbehalfofstudentsfortherenewalofthementalhealthfundingtoourUniversitythroughaletterwritingcampaignaswellasaffordabilityofpost-secondaryeducation.OneofourbiggestwinswastheimplementationofafallreadingbreakforstudentstobeginintheFallof2016.

TheStudents'Unionwouldnotbeabletooperatewithoutthehelpofourninefull-timestaff.Theyarethegluethatkeepsourorganizationtogetherbyprovidingguidancewhenneededandactingasmentorseachyeartonewandeagerexecutivesastheycomeintotheirrolesandlearnwhatkindofleadertheyare.Onbehalfofthe2015-2016ExecutiveCouncil,IwouldliketothankourGeneralAssembly,staff,volunteersandalltheotherswhomadethisyearnotonlypossible,butasuccess.Brenna Scott - English major

President's Address

Introduction

President-Brenna Scott


ExecutiveCouncil

LefttoRight: Brenna Scott, Danielle Adams, Virginia Brickley, Michael Gale, Charlie Helmer-Smith

ExecutiveCouncilChristmasPhoto

LefttoRight:Charlie Helmer-Smith, Virginia Brickley, Brenna Scott, Danielle Adams, Michael Gale.

ULSUFoodBankFundraiserattheGalt

LefttoRight:Kieran Brennan, Cody Ciona, Shaeleigh Brandford, Sandeep Parmar, Hailey Babb.


BrennaScottPresident

CharlieHelmer-SmithVPAcademic

MichaelGaleVPOperations&Finance(October-April)

DanielleAdamsVPStudentAffairs

VirginiaBrickleyVPExternal

AlainaPyde1stYearStudentRep

JessicaJonesArts&ScienceRep

KieranBrennanArts&ScienceRep

CameronHoweyArts&ScienceRep

HaileyBabbArts&ScienceRep

ShealeighBrandfordEducationRep

StephanieWickhamFineArtsRep

GabrielCassieFNMIRep

(October-January)

LandryForandResidenceRep

AiniKhanHealthSciencesRep

DanielLimaInternationalStudentRep

ShashiKantGhaiEdmontonCampusRep

CodyCionaArts&ScienceRep

BrendanWarrenManagementRep

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SandeepParmarArts&ScienceRep

General Assembly of 2015-2016

Student Council & Staff


GeneralAssemblyChair

ItwasanexcitingopportunitytobetheChairforULSU.Thedifferentrepresenta-tivesfromtheGAandtheExecutivewereverywellorganizedasagroup,assistedindistributingvaluablefundingdollarsandhadsomegooddiscussionsonissuesthatappliedtostudents.IwouldliketothankallthestudentrepresentativesoftheGA

andtheExecutiverepresentatives,especiallyPresidentBrennaScottforbeingsoaccommodatingofmyworkschedule.Forthosethataregraduating,mysincerestcongratulationsandwellwishesforyourfutureendeavors.Forthosethatarereturningtoholdposi-tionsontheexecutiveandreturningasmembersoftheGA,Iwishyouallthebestinanothersuccessfulacademicyearasstudentleaders.Haveagreatsummer,Roy Pogorzelski - Chair of the General Assembly

PermanentPositions

GeneralManagerCheriPokarney

Bookkeeper/Rockerman'sManagerRandyOckerman

OperationsCoordinatorTracyMerrifield

ExecutiveAssistantSusanCurtisAdministrativeAssistantMaikoOgitaCommunicationsCoordinatorRileyMiller

HealthPlanAdministratorShelleyTuff

ZooManagerShawnMullen

KitchenSupervisorScottShillington

ZooServerAledaChapin

PositionsHiredAnnually

PolicyAnalystErikkaWeisgerber

VolunteerCoordinatorTaylorMcKechnie

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ULSU Staff

Roy PogorzelskiGeneral Assembly Chair

Sadat AnwarCalgary Campus Rep(May - December)

ChrisVokeyVPOperations&Finance(May-September)

ScottShillington-KitchenSupervisor

Sadly,thisyeartheStudents'Unionlostoneofourownesteemedcolleagues.ScottShillington,wasaconscientious,hard-working,devotedemployeeoftheZoowhowaswellrespectedbyhispeers.Moreimportantly,hehadintegrity,wasextremelyhonest,kind,goodhumored,andisstillbeingmournedbyeveryoneattheStudents'Union.Scott,ourfriend,youaremissed.Cheri Pokarney - ULSU General Manager

In Memory of Scott Shillington


ActiveULSUCommitteeList

1. FreshFestCommittee2. LegislativeReviewCommittee3. StudentEngagementCommittee4. ZooManagementLiaisonCommittee5. AwardsCommittee6. ElectionsCommittee7. TransitionCommittee8. RecognitionDinnerCommittee9. HiringCommittee10. EventPlanningCommittee11. AdvocacyAdvisoryCommittee12. ExecutiveAccountabilityCommittee13. HealthandDentalAppealsCommittee14. Full-timeEmployeeReviewCommittee15. GeneralManagerReviewCommittee16. BudgetCommittee

StudentEngagementCommittee

TheStudentEngagementCommittee(SEC)wasaplaceforeverystudenttobringtheircreativeideasinaninvitingenvironment.StudentscollaboratedtodiscusspotentialStudents’Unionevents,promotionsofevents,andhowtoimproveupontheirfuturesuccess.Thiscommitteemetonceamonthandalthoughtheattendancewasnothigh,manybrilliantideasweresuggested.Someofthemanycreativeideasthatwerebrainstormedincludedapit-ballevent,snowballfight,movienights,comedynight,nap-room,scavengerhuntandmanymore.IdeasinregardstoMentalHealthWeekinitiativeswerediscussedwherestudentscantakeabreakbetweenclassestorelaxwhileplayinggames,creatingartandhavingsnacks.Thesesortofeventsareimportantforover-allstudentwell-being.OthereventslikeSuperheroandSuperVillaincabaretwerebroughttothetable.Membersmadecontribu-tionsthroughgeneratingideasandpromotingevents.Individualspromotedeventsthroughtheirsocialmediaaccountsaswellasbydiscussingtheeventswiththeirpeers.Thecommitteewasanexcellentopportunityfor

studentstoengageanddiscusswhattheywouldliketoseeattheUniversity.Membersalsoparticipatedinsetupandsupervisingtheeventsforitssuccess.Theyvolun-teeredtheirtimetohelpruneventssotheUniversityofLethbridgestudentpopulationcanenjoytheirexperienceatthisschool.Mostimportantly,SECmembersdiscussedhoweventscanbebetterorganizedandpromotedinthefutureformoresuccessfulresults.Asalways,thiscommit-teewasanamazingopportunityforstudentstoengageandmakeadifferencetostudentlifeoncampus.Aini Khan - Heath Sciences, Public Health major

LegislativeReviewCommittee

TheLegislativeReviewCommitteewasresponsibleforgoingthroughtheULSU’sconstitution,bylaws,andpoli-cies.AbigpartoftheLegislativeReviewCommitteewastoupdateandensurethatwhattheULSUstandsforwasupheldinourlegislation.Thiswhyitisvitaltocontinu-ouslyupdateandeditthelegislationsothatthestudent'sbestinterestsarealwaysinmind.

Theconstitutionhadthreenewupdates,mostnotablewouldbethedeletionoftheEdmontonCampusRep-resentativeasthecampusisclosing.Thebylawshadthirteenchanges,mostnotablechangeswouldbetheadditionoftheFirstYearRepresentativeandfurtherdeletingoftheEdmontonCampusRepresentative.Othercorrectionsinthebylawsareminorgrammaticalandformattingerrors.Thepolicieshadelevencorrections,mostnotableonesincludedchangingtheamountofundergraduatesignaturestoratifyaclubfromfifteentotwelve.ThiswaschangedtounifytheneededsignatureswithintheStudents'Union.Alsochangedinthepoli-cieswasthedeletionofpolicyXXII.Thispolicyregardedcabaretandeventprogrammingdetails,alloftheinfor-mationfoundinthispolicywaspresentelsewhereinthelegislationmakingthispolicyredundant.

ThiscommitteehelpedtoensurethattheStudents'Unionvisionandresponsibilitieswereontrackandin

Notable ULSU Committee Activity

Advocacy & Representation


lineforthestudents’bestinterest,asmanyrefertothelegislationforanswers.Alaina Pyde - double major in Anthro-pology and Biological Science

ExecutiveAccountabilityCommittee

AnimportantaspectofStudents'UnionaccountabilityisfortheGeneralAssembly(GA)andstaffmemberstoevaluatehowtheExecutiveCouncil(EC)performs.Thisyear’steambuiltonthepreviousyearsquestionnairebyextensivelycleaningupgrammarandaddingnewques-tions.Overall,weimprovedthequestionnairesonext

yearwillhaveastrongquestionbasetoworkfrom.Dis-appointingly,thesurveyonlyhada50%responserate,whichmadetheEAC’sjobfrustrating.Overall,thesurveyresultswerepositiveandidentifiedtheECashavingdoneagoodjob.TheECfocusedonstudents,andworkeddiligentlytoofferstudentsthebestservicesandhelpwhenneeded.Afewkeyareastoworkonwerecommu-nicationwiththeGA,intra-officeconflictresolution,andprofessionalism.Thisyear’sExecutiveCouncildidagoodjobanddeservepraisefortheirhardworkanddedica-tiontostudents.Kieran Brennan - Political Science major

ExecutiveCouncilDanielle Adams, Virginia Brickley, Charlie Helmer-Smith, Brenna Scott, Michael Gale


GradeAppealReport

Thisyear,manystudentscametotheULSUwithvariousacademicgrievances,thoughonlytworequiredmetositontheactualgradeappealcommittee.Thisseeminglylownumberistypicalofthegradeappealprocess.TheUniver-sity'sproceduresforgradeappealsplacealotofemphasisonconcludinganyissuesbeforetheyreachappeals;thisgivesmixedresults.Ononehand,itisalotsimplertojusttalkthingsoutwithyourprofessorone-on-oneinsteadofbringingthingstothecommittee.Muchofmyfunctioninthegradeappealprocesswastoactasasupporterorresource-person,andthishassurprisinglystrongeffects.ManystudentsjustneedreassurancethattheyactuallyCANquestiontheirprofessors,afterthattheycanconcludeanyissues.However,thisprocessimpedestheprogressofanyappealswhereinstudentsarenotsatisfiedbyjustdiscussingthingswiththeirprofessor.Theamountofworkthatgoesintoasuccessfulgradeappealpackageisdaunt-ing,andthatisnothingcomparedtotheintimidatingbureaucraticstressorsthatcomewithanappeal.Aninde-pendent3rd-partyappealsadvisorwouldbeusefulfortheUniversityasawhole.SuchapositionwouldhelpmanyhesitantappellantsaswellasfreeuptheVPAcademictositonmoreappealcommitteeswithoutanypotentialforconflictsofinterest.Charlie Helmer-Smith - History/Economics major

FallReadingWeek

Therewasatremendousstepforwardforstudentmentalhealththisyear.OurrelativelynewRegistrarSusieKen-nedycapitalizedonaGFCmandatetoimplementafallreadingbreak.Thisrequiredbroadsupportfromallacrosscampus,includingaverystrongstudentvoice(whichIwasveryhappytoprovide).Thenewfallreadingbreakwentthroughmanyformsinitsdevelopment,butthebestsystemforeveryoneendedupbeingtheweekofRemembranceDayinNovember.Thiswasatestamenttowhatstrongpolicy,strongadvocacy,andafocusonmentalhealthcando.Charlie Helmer-Smith - History/Economics major

CASAReport

TheCanadianAllianceofStudentAssociationsmetinOt-tawafromMay18th-22nd,August10th–12th,November19th-22nd,2015andFebruary22nd-28th,2016.

Foundationswasthefirstconferenceoftheyear,withagreatmanypresentationssuchas;SafetyAgainstWomen,theGenerationalSqueeze,PoliticalClimate,MentalHealth(presentedbytheMentalHealthCommissionofCanada),CanadaStudentLoans,MikeCorakonPSE,RossFinnieonEarningsofGraduates,aGovernmentRelationsPanel,Advocacytraining,MediaTraining,BasecamptrainingandFinancialAid.TherewereseveralsmallerpresentationsthateducatedthegrouponCASA,pastandpresent;aswellaswhereitwasgoing.AllelectionsforBoardChairandtheDirectorshappenedatthistime.GetOuttheVoteprepcameafterwards,inAugust,whichwasthefinalwrapupoftheprogrambeinglaunchedintheGetOuttheVotecam-paign.Thereweremanyplanningsessionsandstrategiesbuiltoverthecourseoftheconferencethateachstudentleadercouldtakebacktotheircampus.

Forourcampus,theVPExternaldidover30classroomtalksaboutvotinginthefirsttwoweeksofSeptember,aswellasusingextensivesocialmediatopromoteawareness.TheVPExternalalsohostedanAllCandidatesForumwhichwashugelysuccessful;drawinginover200studentsandcommunitymembers,leavingnothingbutstandingroomonly.Allcandidatesattended.RachaelHarder(C),CherylMeheden(NDP),MikePyne(L),KasMacMillan(G)andSollyKrygier-Paine(R).Thedebatemadethefrontpageofthepaper,aswellasbeingfeaturedontheradiostationsandmakingnationalnews.ThroughoutOctobertheStu-dents'Unionreallyfocusedongettinginformationtostu-dentsabouthowto;register,vote,findtheirpollingstationandgoabouttheprocesssmoothly.AdvancedPollingwasOctober9th-12th,andmanystudentswereatthepolls.

InNovember,CASAmetinHalifaxtogoovertheGOTVcampaignanddecideonthefinalpolicyasksforlobbyweekinthenewyear.GOTV,andCASAbyextension,re-

Representation & Advocacy


ceivedmuchmediaattention;wellover50hits,and1000viewswhichismoremediaattentionthanCASAhaspreviouslyreceived.Theamountofpoliticalattentionwasenormous-manyMP’schosetopayattentiontoPSEduetothiscam-paign.Voterparticipation,especiallyinyoungadultsskyrocketed.ElectionsCanadastatedtherehadbeena10–12pointincreaseinyouthvote!Indigenousridingswereat20%,30%and40%higherthannormaldependingonlocation.Therewere41,072pledgesnationwide–includ-ingourowncampus.Theprioritieschosenwere;YouthEmploymentandEntrepreneurship,FinancialAssistance,EquitySeekingGroups(MentalHealth,FNMI,InternationalStudents)andResearch.

InFebruary,theVPExternalflewtoOttawatopartakeinSuperCon;amixofalobbyconferenceandtheannualAGM.Whilethere,over157meetingswerescheduledwithMP’s,MinistersandSenators;ofwhichtheVPExternalattendednine.TherewasampleopportunitytomeetwithMP’sfromalloverthecountryduringameetandgreetheldattheHouseofCommons,aswellasthewidevarietyofmeetingstheVPExternalattended.TheAGMwasthelastpartoftheconference,whichwasawrapofhowtheweekwent,whowemetwith,andwhichofushadupdatedHighrisewithmeetingdetails.Virginia Brickley - VP External

CAUSReportCampaigns;GetOuttheVote(EndofApril,beginningofMay)&MentalHealthLetterWriting.

Overthecourseoftheyear,therehavebeen11in-personCAUSmeetings,aswellastwelveteleconferences.CAUSpriori-tiesaredecidedveryearlyintheyear,May7th-10thtobeexact,buthoweachpriorityisaddressedwasthesubjectofmuchdiscussionanddebateoverthepastyear.Ourprioritiesthisyearwere;TuitionandMandatoryNon-InstructionalFees,CampusMentalHealth,StudentFinancialAid,StudentEmploymentProgram,Research,andPSLAGovernance.CAUSalsopresentedabudgettoMinisterSirgurdson,theMinisterforAdvancedEducationatthetime,aswellasamen-talhealthletter,whichallmembersofCAUShelpwrite.

AlargefocusforCAUSwasthewaytuitionisdefinedandregulatedintheprovince,andwhatrecommendationscouldbebroughtforwardforthelobbyweekinApril.Itwasdecidedthattuitionshouldbereturnedtolegislation.Inaddition,loopholesformarketmodifiersshouldbeclosed,notallowingUniversitiestoaddadditionalamountstowhatstudentsalreadypayforservicesrendered.MandatoryNon-InstructionalFees(MNIFs)werethelastpartofthetuitionaskthisyear,pushingthegovernmenttoregulateMNIFsinordertopreventgougingstudentsduringthetuitionfreeze.

Mentalhealthwasalsoalargefocusthisyear,asthegrantgivingallCAUSschoolsmentalhealthfundingissettoexpire

Get-Out-theVoteCampaignRileyMiller,CameronHowey,VirginiaBrickley,DanielleAdams,

BrennaScott,CharlieHelmer-Smith,MichaelGale


thisyear.Withthesubmissionofamentalhealthletter,allfiveschoolsparticipatedinacampaigntogetstudentstowriteletterstothegovernmenttostresstheimportanceofthisfundingandhowithashelpedstudentsoverthepastthreeyears.TheULSUcollected230lettersfromstudentsandsentthemtotheMinistry.

LobbyweekthisyeartookplaceonApril3rd-8th,opentobothoutgoingandincomingmembersoftheorganiza-tions.ThecurrentVPExternal,VirginiaBrickley,andtwoincomingexecutives,CodyCionaandCameronHowey,attendedtheconferenceinEdmonton;participatinginmeetingswithMinisters,MLA’sandotherstakeholders.AllcurrentmembersofCAUSattended,andwereintroduced,inQuestionPeriod–theirnamesforevergoingonrecordintheminutes.CAUSmetwithMinisterMarlinSchmidtonTuesday,April5th,andhadagoodconversationaboutallofthepriorities.

OnApril6thCAUShostedanMLAmeetandgreetatCen-tralSocialHallinEdmonton,whereMLA’sandstaff,fromallthedifferentpartieswereinvitedtoattend.Theeventwasquitesuccessful,asmembersofeachpartyattendedthegathering.Therewasfoodanddrinktogoaround,eachincomingandoutgoingmemberofCAUShavinganopportunitytomeetandtalkwithMLA’sinacasualset-ting.Anhourintotheevent,theMinisterforAdvancedEducation–theHonorableMarlinSchmidt,arrived.Thiswasagreattimeforthestudentleaderstohavesomeindi-vidualtimetospeakfreelyaboutpost-secondaryissues,aswellasgettoknowtheMinisterpersonally–developingrelationshipsgoingforwardthatarepositiveandpowerful.Virginia Brickley - VP External

PoliticalMeetings

SummerMeetingsShannonPhillips-MLA Lethbridge West, Environmental MinisterGrantHunter-MLA Cardston Taber Warner (WRP)

FallMeetingsShannonPhillips-MLA Lethbridge West, Environmental MinisterMariaFitzpatrick-MLA Lethbridge East

Spring2016LobbyWeekJillWright-Ministerial Assistant for Brian Mason, Minister of Infrastruc-ture and Transportation ErinBabcock-MLA Stony Plain JessicaLittlewood-MLA Fort Saskatchewan-Vereville

MariaFitzpatrick- MLA Lethbridge EastDavidSwann-MLA Calgary Mountain ViewColinPiquette-MLA Athabasca-Sturgeon-RedwaterNicoleGoehring-MLA Edmonton-Castle DownsDebbieJabour-MLA Peace River, Deputy Speaker and Chair of Com-mittees Hon.MarlinSchmidt-MLA Edmonton-Gold Bar, Minister for Post Secondary Education

MeetandGreetMeetingsAngelaPitt-MLA Airdrie (WRP)DerekFildebrant-MLA Strathmore-Brooks (WRP) Hon.IrfanSabir,MLA Calgary-McCal - Minister of Human Services (NDP)BillMoore-Kilgannon-Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister of Human ServicesWesTaylor-MLA Battle River – Wainwright (WRP)RickStrankman-MLA Drumheller – Stettler (WRP) DaveRodney- MLA Calgary – Lougheed (PC) GregClark-MLA Calgary-Elbow (AP)MariaFitzpatrick-MLA Lethbridge EastShayeAnderson-MLA Leduc Beaumont Hon.RobertE.Wanner-MLA Medicine Hat, SpeakerWayneAnderson-MLA HighwoodMustafaAli-Outreach Officer, NDP Caucus EstefaniaCortes-Varges-MLA Strathcona-Sherwood Park, Govern-ment WhipHon.MarlinSchmidt-MLA Edmonton-Gold Bar, Minister for Post Secondary Education

Early2016RachaelHarder- MP Lethbridge, Youth Critic Hon.KentHehr-Minister for Veterans Affairs

CASALobbyConJimEglinski(CON) RachaelHarder(CON) IraqaKhalid(LIB)RubySahota(LIB)ColinFraser(LIB)KellieLeitch(CON) *former Minister for Status of WomenCathayWagantall(CON)

MeetandGreetGordJohns-MP Courtenay-AlberniHon.DonMeredith-Senator – OntarioSvenSpenemann-MP Mississauga – Lakeshore Hon.ElizabethMay-MP Saanich – Gulf Islands

Virginia Brickley - VP External


Conferences&RetreatsAttended

• CAUSTransitionRetreat-CanmoreMay7th-10th• CASAFoundationsConference-Ottawa,May18th-23rd• LeadershipHallConference-Victoria,July5th-8th• CAUSAllExecutiveConference-LethbridgeJuly23rd-24th• CASAGetOuttheVoteConference-Ottawa,August9th-12th• CAUSMiniConference;Edmonton-November6th• CAUSAllExecutiveMeeting-Calgary,November13th• CAUSConference-Calgary,January21st-22nd• CASALobbyWeek-Ottawa,February20th-29th• ULSUTransition-PayneLakeLodge,March24th-26th• AllExecutiveTransition;Lethbridge,April18th

CameronHowey,MinisterSchmidt,VirginiaBrickley,CodyCiona

CAUSMembers

MLA,MinisterSchmidtwithCAUSMembers

MeetingwithRachelHarder

VirginiaBrickley,ShannonPhillips,BrennaScott


1 AccountingClub(LethbridgeCampus)2 AccountingClub(Calgary)3 AfricanCaribbeanStudentAssociation4 AgriculturalStudents'Society5 ArchaeologyClub6 ArtsSociety7 AssociationofPoliticalScienceStudents8 AudioEngineeringSociety-DISBANDED9 BiologyClub10 Board,Ski,andSurfClub11 CampusConservatives12 CampusRoots13 CancerAwarenessClub14 CanadianBreastCancerYouthAdvisory15 CauldronClub16 ChemBioChemClub17 ChineseCultureClub18 ClimbingClub19 Consent&SexualAwarenessClub20 Co-operativeEducationAmbassadors21 CrossCountryClub22 DanceTeam23 DeltaEtaIota-Sorority24 EconomicsClub25 EducationUndergraduateSociety26 EnglishStudents'Society27 EnvironmentalScienceClub28 FinanceClub(LethbridgeCampus)29 FreedomHouseStudentClub30 FrenchClub31 G.E.E.K.Club32 GeographyClub33 GetRealClub34 GlobalDrums35 GlobalMedicalBrigades36 GoalballClub37 HeadbangersSociety

38 HistoricalUndergradSociety39 HumanResourceManagementSociety40 InterVarsityChristianFellowship41 InternationalStudentsAssociation42 IttyBittyShimmyCommittee43 JazzClub44 JDCWest45 KappaPiChi-FemaleFraternity46 KappaSigma-Fraternity47 Kinesiology&PhysicalEducation48 K.O.M.O.Crew49 LatterDaySaintStudentAssociation50 ManagementStudentSociety51 MartialArtsClub52 MedievalClub53 MixedCurlingClub54 MockTrialClub55 ModelUNClub56 MusicalTheatreSociety57 MuslimStudentAssociation58 NativeAmericanStudentsAssociation59 NeuroscienceClub60 NewMediaStudentsSociety61 NursingStudentClub62 ObjectManipulationClub63 OrganizationofResidenceStudents64 PhotographyClub65 PhilosophyClub66 Pre-LawClub67 Pre-MedClub68 Pre-Vet-DISBANDED69 PRIDECentre70 PsychClub71 PublicHealthStudentsAssoc.DISBANDED72 RDTClub73 Rotaract74 SasquatchGamesClub75 SingersClub76 SmashClub77 SocialWorkStudentAssociation78 SociologyClub79 SpanishClub80 StudentsAwarenessforMentalWellness81 SwingBridgeDance82 SyntheticBiologyClub83 TableTopRolePlaying&PlayersSociety84 TheatreArtsSociety85 TrollsRugbyFootball86 UlethLegends87 UltimateFrisbeeClub88 UniversityCatholicYoungAdults89 UnscriptedTheatreSociety90 VocalHarmonySingersClub91 Whetstone92 WindOrchestra93 WorldUniversityServiceofCanada94 YogaClub95 YoungArtistCollaborative

Clubs & Greek LifeClub List, Report, Photos


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Year-endReport

Ijustdon'tevenknowwhattosayhereto

becompletelyhonest.ClubsandGreekLife

werejustamazingthisyear.Wehad95clubs

andthat'sincludingtheGreekLifeOrganiza-

tions.It'sarecordhighandI'msogladto

seesomanystudentsgettinginvolvedon

campusandmakingconnectionsbothon

andoffcampus.Everyonedidafantastic

jobwithgettingmeeventproposalforms,

especiallywhenthishadnotbeenenforced

forthelastfewyears,withlittletono

complaint.KappaPiChiwillbecolonizing

andgoinginternationalandwillbehence

knownasKappaBetaGamma.Goodluck

girls!GreekLifeCouncilhasaconstitutionas

ofJanuary2016.Iwasveryimpressedbythe

dedicationoftheGreekLifeCouncilexecu-

tivesingettingitdone.Theyputalotof

workintoit.We'vehadalotofnewclubs

thisyear.TheGetRealClubandWUSCbe-

ingjustacoupleofthem,butthey'vebeen

takingonalotofhardtopics,likebullying,

andWUSCisgoingtobebringingarefugee

studentontocampusinthenearfuture.Our

veteranclubsdidanamazingjobastheyal-

waysdomakingsuretheyareastrongpres-

enceonandoffcampus.Onaclubpolicy

sideofthings,wearedroppingtheamount

ofstudentsneededtoratifyfromfifteen

downtotwelve.Thereweresomeissuesthis

yearwithclubsmissingClubsCounciland

thenbeingplacedonprobation.Thepolicy

mayneedtobereviewednextyeartomake

surewedecreasethenumberofclubson

probation.Iwishalltheclubs,returning

andnew,andourincomingVPStudentAf-

fairsRoyalAdkingoodlucknextyearand

Icannotwaittoseeyouallshine.Danielle Adams - English major


RelayforLife

TheRelayforLifeisanannualeventthathasbeenheldattheUniversityofLethbridgeformanyyearsnow.Thisyear(likemanyyearsbefore)theULSUputinateamwithagoalofreaching$100perparticipant.Togetherweraisedagrandtotalof$850andspentaspiritednightdressedinyellowandgoldontheschooltrack.Itwasaverywellputtogethereventwithalotofenthusiasm,andsupportfromalltheparticipants,volunteers,andcoordinators.Jessica Jones - Psychology & HRM/LR

1stYearManagerialCaseCompetition

TheIntroductoryManagerialCaseCompetition(IMCC)isaveryexcitingeventhostedattheUofLbytheULSUandMSS,withthesupportofmultiplesponsors.Thiscasecom-petitionisrestrictedtofirstandsecondyearstudents,anddesignedtoprovidealessthreateningintroductiontocaseanalysis.Studentswithminimal,tonocaseexperienceareencouragedtoattendandgaincasecompetitionexperi-ence,withthemotivationofacashprize!

Thecompetitionisheldoveronedayandissplitintotwosections.Themorningconsistsofbreakfast,followedbyaworkshopwherecompetitorslearntipsandstrategiesonanalyzingacase,aswellastheessentialsofpresentingacaseresponse.Afterlunch,competitorssplitintotheirteamsandweresentintoisolationwiththecase.Duringisolationthestudentscreatedafifteen-minutepresentationwithoutaccesstointernetoroutsideassistance.Followingathree-hourisolationperiod,theteamspresentedtheircaseresponsestoapanelofjudgesformedofexperiencedstudents,andindustryprofessionals.Fromthere,thetopthreeteamswerechosenandawardedtheircashprizes.

Theeventwashighlyvaluabletostudentsinexperiencedwithcaseanalysis,asittaughtthemskillsthattheywillusebothinhigherlevelclassesandintheircareers.Havingacompetitionwherefirstandsecondyearstudentsdonothavetoworryaboutbeingovershadowedbymoreexperi-encedstudentswasalsoimportant.Brendan Warren - Manage-ment Representative

ModelUN

TheModelUnitedNationsClubinits15thyear,attendeditsannualnationalconference.ThisyeartheclubvotedtoattendMcMunhostedbyMcgillUniversity.McMunhasbeenwidelyconsideredthebestconferenceinCanada,andinsomeyears,haswonbestconferenceintheworld.Wehaveattendedthisconferencemanytimesinour15yearsandhavealwaysdoneanexcellentjobrepresent-ingtheUofL.McMunoffersatraditionalUNcommitteeexperienceaswellashistoricalandmodernworldissues.Thisyearstudentsdebatedissuesrangingfromthe2008financialcrisis,genocideprevention,thecreationoftheUnitedStates,andillegalarmstradeprevention.Ourclubgivesstudentstheopportunitytobuildknowledgeanddebateideaswhileattainingpublicspeaking,research,andwritingskills.Inaddition,theconferenceofferedsocialandnetworkingactivitieswhereclubmembersmadevalu-ablecontactsandmetlifelongfriends.Iknowalltheclubmembershadagreattimeandmanyhavecommittedtotheclubtripnextyear!TheULSUgraciouslygaveus$3000tohelppayforregistrationfees,andtheentireclubwasbeyondgratefulforthisfinancialaid.Evenwiththelargepriceofthetrip,ourclubmanagedtohave35attendees,arecordforourclubinthelastdecade.Kieran Brennan - Political Science major

5DaysfortheHomeless

Thisyear5DaysforTheHomelesswentexceptionallywell.DirectorConnerWilliamshailingfromtheManage-mentStudentsSociety,alongwithourteamoforganizersandsleepersworkedreallyhardtomakethiseventgoassmoothlyaspossible.Oursleepersbravedthewindandtheelementsfor5daysfromMarch13th-18th.Duringthistimewehadmanyvolunteerscometohelpraisemoneybyplayingguitaroutsidebythesleepers.WealsohadaplethoraoffooddonationscomeinfromTheZoo,Mr.Mikes,SaveOnFoodsandfreecoffeefromtheCoffeeCompanyamongothers.OnWednesdaythe16th,weheldahotdogBBQoutsidetheFirstChoiceSavingsCentrewhichwentreallywell.Intotal,5DaysforTheHome-lessraised$9,200,wherealltheproceedswenttoWoodsHomesYouthEmergencyShelter.Cody Ciona - Political Science major

Club Activities - ULSU Sponsored


DodgeballTournament

TheannualULSUDodgeballtournamenttookplaceonMarch19ththisyear.Westartedthetournamentat1:00pmandplayeduntil5:00pmthenheadeduptoTheZooforburgersandpop.Wehadover14teamscompete.Itwasverywellattendedandcameinsignificantlyunderbudget.ThistournamentraisedmoneyfortheULSUFoodBank,withthisyearraisingover$500.Witharound140studentsparticipating,thiseventengagedphysicalandmentalhealthawarenessamongststudents.Wehandedoutnumerousprizesanditwasexcellenttoseesuchahighlevelofengagementfromthestudentswhoparticipated.ThisyearwasmysecondtimeplanningthiseventandIwasextraordinarilyhappy.IwanttosendoutabigthankyoutoCheri,Megan,Tracyandeveryoneelse

JUNE

• ProjectPaintBrush

• GarageSale

AUGUST

• CarWash

SEPTEMBER

• FreshFest

• IPledgeCampaign(YearLong)

• FarmersMarket

• ClubRushWeek

• CampusColourRun

• By-Elections

• DirtyBingo

• ProvincialAllCandidatesForum

OCTOBER

• GetOutTheVoteCampaign

• JessiCruickshankAcademicSpeaker

• CraigCardiffMusicWorkshop

• DirtyBingo

• SelfDefenceTraining

• FeedorFamineFoodDrive

NOVEMBER

• RelayForLife

• ULSUClothingDrive

• MentalHealthWeek

• ArtTherapyNight

• DirtyBingo

• FallComedyNight

DECEMBER

• ChristmasMarket

• EnderBenderWeekEvents

JANUARY

• RushWeek

• Frostbite

• DirtyBingo

• StudentSpeakerChallenge

• FreePrintingDay

FEBRUARY

• SexyWeek

• CalgaryRoughnecksGame

• StudentSpeakerChallenge

• FineTimes&RakeFightintheZoo

• ULSUGeneralElections

MARCH

• FoodBankGala

• SuperHeroesvsSuperVillainsCab

• ComedyNight

• 5DaysForTheHomeless

• St.Patrick'sDay

• DirtyBingo

• ULSUDodgeball

• FNMINightwithanElder

• LettersforMentalHealth

APRIL

• RecognitionDinner

• StressLessBagsGiveaway

• ArtTherapyNight

• TeachingExcellenceAward/Last

Lecture

• LastClassBash

List of Events

Events of 2015-2016

New & Recurring Initiatives


involved,foralltheirhardworkputtowardthisevent.Keepyoureyesopenfornextyear’stournament.Cameron Howey - Political Science and History major

COCA

CanadianOrganizationofCampusActivities(COCA)isanannualconferencethattheVPStudentAffairsattendseveryyear.Thisconferencedealswitheventplanning,clubrelatedtopics,andalsoshowcasesvariouscomedians,musicians,andspeakersthatwemayliketohaveonourcampus.ThisyeartheconferencewasheldinEdmontonandIwillnotlieIwashopingforsomewherealotcoolertogo.Regardlessofthat,itwasmyA-HA!momentfortheyear.ThetalentthatcrossedthestageandthesessionsIattendedregardingclubsshapedtherestofmyyearandwhatIwantedtodooncampusthisyear.PlusIgottomeetsomanyamazingpeoplefromalloverthecountryandit'sanexperienceIwillneverforget. Danielle Adams - English major

Self-DefenceCourse

Theself-defencecoursewassomethingthatIreallywantedtobringtostudentsoncampus.Wereceiveda

lotofinterestandtheclasswentreallywell.Thebestpartthoughwasthatthewomenwhoparticipatedlearnedagreatdealandhadalotoffunintheprocess.Unfortunately,IranintoabitofatimecrunchandIwasunabletogetanothercourseinplace.HopefullysomeoneinthecomingyearswilltakethisonandputitinplaceasapermanentserviceeitherhereattheUniversityoraservicetheULSUcanoffertoallstudents.Danielle Adams - English major

IPledgeCampaignAgainstSexualViolence

ThiscampaignstartedoncampusinSeptemberof2015,byencouragingstudentstotakeituponthemselvestoendsexualharassment/violenceonourcampus.Alongwithorderingt-shirtsthathelpedtopromotethecause,weencouragedaseriesofworkshopstopromoteconsentandpositivemasculinity.Inaddition,weinvitedstudentstostarttalkingaboutrapeculturethroughwhiteboardquestionsthatwouldchangeweekly,allowingstudentstoengageanonymouslyforamonthoverthetopic.ThecampaignalsoallowedtheULSUexecutivestoscreentheHuntingGroundbeforebringingthedocumentarytothestudentsofboththeUniversityandCollege.Thedocumentarywasfollowedwithapanelonhowto


preventsexualviolenceandaidthosewhohavealreadybeenassaultedandwishtoreport–andthosewhodonot.Therewasatremendousresponsefromstudentsonourcampus,onewhichIhopewillcontinue.Virginia Brickley - VP External

EducationRepresentativeResourceBinder

RepresentingalargesectorofstudentsinaUniversityofLethbridgeStudents’UnionGeneralAssemblypositionisintimidatinganddaunting.Enteringthisposition,itwasimportantformetocreateacollectionofideas,events,initiatives,andcontactsforthesuccessorofthisposi-tion.ThiscomprehensivecollectionofresourcesincludesmemorableinitiativesthatItookpartinoverthecourseofthe2015-2016calendaryear.Withasummaryofeventsaswellasnotablecontacts,futureeducationrepresenta-tiveswillfeelmoreconfidentineitherstartingtheirowninitiativesorbringingbacksuccessfulpastevents.SomememorableeventsinthisbinderareFNMIEducationalSessionsforNativeAwarenessWeek,EUSWellnessWeek,LethCamp,andStressLessBags.IncreatingthisIhopethatallGeneralAssemblymemberswillbegincollectingtheirideasintoabindersothatfutureUniversityofLeth-

bridgeStudents’Unionrepresentativesarefurtherabletocreatemeaningfulinitiativesandeventsforstudents.Shealeigh Brandford - Education & English major

SexyWeek

SexyWeekwasFebruary1stto5thandwascomprisedofaneventeachdayoftheweekleadinguptoValentine'sDay.OnMonday,400redroseswerehandedouttostu-dentsaroundcampuswithacardlistingtheweek'sactivi-ties.Tuesday,wepiggybackedoffofKaraoke,changingthenametoSexyokeandhandedoutprizesforbestlovesong,bestduet,bestgroup,etc.OnWednesday,theKappaBetaGamaSororityorganizedaSpeedDatingnight.Thiswasahugesuccesswithnearlyahundredparticipantsandhopefullylotsofnewfriendships.OnThursday,Dr.PaulVaseydidatalkedtitled"WelcometotheAncestralMatingEnvironment".Thiseventhadlowerattendance,however,theaudiencethatattendedwereverypassionateandinterestedinthetopic.TofinishofftheweektherewasthebiggestDirtyBingoeventoftheyearwithrampedupintensityandprizesandwascalledExtraDirtyBingo.Theweekwasagreatsuccessandwasabletoengagestudentsandliftspiritsallovercampus.Michael Gale - Neuroscience, Biology & Geography.


AcademicSpeaker-JessiCruickshank

IamstillveryexcitedthatthisyeartheULSUwasabletobringinMTVandeTalk'sownJessiCruickshank!Theeventwasfullofinspiringmessagesaboutgoingoutintotheworldtomakeadirectimpact,whetheritisaroundtheworldorinourownbackyard.Theeventwasnotaswell-attendedasIhadhoped,howeverthatismoreduetoafoolishattemptatsellingticketsfortheeventthatwillbebroughtupasalessontofutureVPAcademics!However,forthepeoplethatwerethere,thiswasanexceptionalexperience.Jessibroughtanincredibleenergythatlefteveryonesmilingandinspiredfordays,soIthinkitwasworthit!Charlie Helmer-Smith - History & Economics major

StudentSpeakerChallenge

ThisyeartheULSU,LPIRG,andSACPAworkedtogethertohosttheannualStudentSpeakerChallenge.Thetopicquestionwas"WhatisOurResponsibilitytoOthers?"anditwasaddressedfromthreeperspectives:Individual/SmallCommunity,Corporate/NGO,andGovernment.Theprizeswere$1000for1st,$500forsecond,and$250for3rd/4th.Wehadninegreatspeakersthisyear,bringingmanydiffer-entpointsofviewtowardsthisquestion.Weheardmanygreatpointsandarguments,howeverintheendthewin-nerwasKristinKrein.Congratulations!Charlie Helmer-Smith - History & Economics major

TheLastLecture

Thisyear'sLastLecturewasatremendoussuccess!ItwasontheeveningofApril13thandtherewereatleast100peopleinattendance,includingmanyfacultymembers.Icouldnotbehappierwiththeturnout.Dr.ChrisBur-tonfromHistorygaveanexcellentrenditionofhis(mis)adventuresthroughtheUSSRandRussia,andtheiraffectonhiseducationandunderstandingofhistory.Hewastremendouslyentertainingaswellasinformative.Dr.TanyaDrollingerfromMarketinggaveusasimple,yetextremely

importantlessononcommunication:listening.Specifically,itwasonActiveEmpatheticListening(AEL).HerAELskillsystemhasbeneficiallybeenappliedacrosstheworldandacrossmanyfields.Shealsochallengedtheaudiencetouseitthemselves,aswecouldallbenefit!LastlywehadarivetinglectureonclimatechangeandthefutureofgreentechnologyfromDr.JamesByrneofGeography.Helaudedthemajoradvancesingreentech,butalsotherelativelyminorchangeswecanallmakeforhugebenefits.Over-alltheeventwasatremendoussuccess,withmanylifelessonsandmorethanafewlaughs!Itwasalsorecordedforfutureaudiencestoenjoy.Charlie Helmer-Smith - History & Economics major

Notable ULSU Academic Events


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FRESHFESTREVIEW

Icouldn'thavedonethiseventwithoutthehelpof

myamazingFreshFestCoordinators,theykeptme

saneandwereahugehelpinmakingsurethings

wentoffwithoutahitch--orascloseaswecanget

toit.Iwanttogiveashoutouttoallofoursponsors

fordonatingtheirtime,moneyandsuppliestous.

AllofthesecontributionsmakeFreshFestbetterand

bettereveryyear.Thisyear'sFreshFestwasamaz-

ing.WecompletelysoldoutattheJamandhadan

increaseinattendanceatallofourevents.Wealso

mademoneythisyearwhichhasn'thappenedbe-

foreandIamhonouredtobeapartofthisground

breakingyear.Ican'twaittoseethiseventgrow

biggerandbiggeroverthenextfewyears.

Danielle Adams - English major

Vivint,ScotiaBank,TrojanOne,Kopiko

GiftinKinds:98.1TheBridge,Bassworks,OldDutch,TwoGuysPizza,TravellingTaquería,AlumniAssociation,MovieMill,

McDonald's,AverageJoes,TommyGuns,Pizza73,

Hudsons

OTHERGIFTS&DONATIONS


FROSTBITEREVIEW

ThisyearwasourfourthannualFrostbite

welcomebackevent,andbyfarourbiggestyet.

Therail-jamrunbyBoarderlinewasahugesuccess,withinsane

stuntsputonbylocalsdownintheBreezewayandtonsofprizes

givenoutfromtheboardshopandtheirsponsors.Ourdecision

togoonwithoutfoodandabeergardenthisyearseemedto

havehadnoaffectonourattendance,andwasahugecostsaver

intheendwhichwasawesometosee.

Movingontotheconcert,thelineupwashandsdownamazing

thisyear,andShadfromSoundbarrierEntertainmentdidan

incrediblejobonthesoundandintelligentlightingfortheshow.

Unfortunatelyitwasasuperpopularnightforeventsallaround

townandwewereunabletosellouttheshow.However,those

whoattendedhadanawesometimeduringtheshowanda

lotofawesomephotoscameoutofthatnight.Pointswecould

improveonnextyeartomakeitbiggerandbetterwouldbe

advertizingtheeventsoonerintheyearandcollectingfeedback

fromwhatstudentswouldliketoseemoreoutofFrostbite.

Riley Miller - Communications Coordinator

TheBridge,Boarderline,Vans,Union,Coal,Volcon,Mypackage,DWD,Electric,CastleMountain


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RoughnecksGame

DuringfirstsemesterwewerecontactedbytheUofLAlumnisociety’sCalgarychapteraskingifwewerewillingtopartnerforaneventinCalgarytoengagemorewithstudentswhoattendourCalgarycampus.Thiswastoprovide20studentsfromourCalgarycampustheopportu-nitytoattendtheRoughnecksGameonFebruary6thfreeofcharge.IthoughtthiswasagreatwaytoconnectnotonlywithourCalgarycampus,butwiththeCalgaryUofLAlumniaswell.Virginia,DanielleandIdrovetoCalgarytoattendthegameandwehadagreatturnoutofstudentsandalumniinoursectionssoitwasaveryenjoyableeve-ning.Brenna Scott - English major

UofLAnnualDonorGala

OnFebruary11thIwasaskedtogiveaspeechattheUofLAnnualDonorGala.ThisisanightwherealldonorsbothwithintheUniversityandthecommunityareinvitedtoenjoyanightoffood,drinksandentertainmentastheUniversity’swayofthankingthemfortheircontributionsoverthepastyear.Iwasveryproudtobeinvolvedinthiseventandmadesuretothankourdonorsforalloftheirgenerouscontributionsthathavehelpedstudentsoverthepastyear.Brenna Scott - English major

ButterflyCatching

TheexecutiveteamwenttoWatertonNationalParkonJuly21,2015.Wewenttheretohelpcountbutterfliesandtoalsodocumentthedifferentspecieswefoundinthearea.Thiswassomuchfun.ItwasagreatbondingeventforallofusandwegottolearnsomenewthingsaboutWatertonNationalPark.Thiswasavolunteerbasedopportunityandwegottomeetalotofpeoplefromnotonlythoseinourareabutfromthoseacrossthecountryaswell.Plus,itwasalotoffunwatchingCharlierunaroundwithahugenetandabiggrinonhisface.Brenna Scott - English major

MentalHealthWeek

ThisyearforMentalHealthWeekeachsemester,theULSUworkedwiththeStudentSuccessCentretopresentCalmCa-feseachdayintheAtrium.Theseofferedagreatopportunityforstudentstounwindbetweenclasses,andwereverywellreceived.TheULSUhostedanArtTherapyNighteachweektopromotewellnessandtoreducestress.TheseeventsraninconjunctionwithstressbustersforBlueMonday,therapydogs,aswellasothermentalhealtheventsoncampus.Charlie Helmer-Smith - History & Economics major

FreePrintingDay

ThisyeartheStudents’Uniondecidedtotryoutanewinitiativeandofferfreeprintingtostudents.ThistookplaceonFridayJanuary29,2015.Itwasasuccessconsideringitwasthefirsttimeanythingalongtheselineshadeverbeenimplemented.

WeofferedeachstudenttheopportunitytocometotheStudents’Unionofficeandprintoutamaximumof25pagesofacademicmaterial.DanielleAdamsandIorganizedandorchestratedthisevent.Thestudentswhotookadvantageofthisconceptwereextraordi-narilygratefulandseemedveryhappy.Wehopetoofferthisconceptacouplemoretimesnextyear,sokeepyoureyesopen!Cameron Howey - Political Science & History major

MultiFaithPrayerSpace

TheUniversityofLethbridgeiscommittedtobuildinginternalcommunityandenhancingrelationshipswithexternalcommunities;onewaywehavedonethishasbeenbysupportingthereligiousandspiritualpracticesofmembersoftheUniversitycommunityfromadiverserangeoffaithsandbeliefs.TheMultiFaithRoomhasbeenprovidedforusetotheindividualmembersofthe

Campus Community Initiatives


Universitycommunity(thosepossessingavalidUniversityIDcard)forreasonsassociatedwithfaith,meditation,ortospendtimeinquietreflection.Itisnotintendedforgroupservices,prayerorlargegroupsbutinsteadquietreflection.Brenna Scott - English major

ProjectDestination

AtourBoardofGovernorsmeetingonFebruary25ththeBoardapprovedthenewestdesignstructurefortheDes-tinationProject.ForanyonethatwouldliketoseephotosorgetmoreinformationonwhatthebuildingwilllooklikepleasefeelfreetostopbytheStudents'Unionoffice.Brenna Scott - English major

StudentRefugees

IntherecentpastarefugeecrisishasunfoldedovertheMiddleEastandEurope.Students,staffandprofessorsoncampusbegantoorganizeanddevelopplanstohelpthevictimsofthiscrisis.TheseeffortstosupportrefugeestudentsattheUniversityofLethbridgehavebeguntoshowverypromisingresults.WithinitiativesfromtheRefu-geeActionCommittee,theLethbridgechapterofWorldUniversityServiceCanada,theULSU,andmanyvolun-teers,donors,andotheruniversitydepartments,wehaveachievedthefinancialgoalsthatwillmakeitpossibleforarefugeestudenttobefinanciallysupportedasastudentonourcampus.Thishasbeeningreatpartthankstoadona-tionfromthePresident’sOffice,theInternationalCentreforStudents,andadonationmatchbyScotiabank.Inaddition,weareintheprocessofpreparingareferendum,whichwouldcreateafundtosupportrefugeestudentstobecomestudentsattheUniversityofLethbridgeinthefuturemoreconsistently.Daniel Lima - Psychology major

50thAnniversaryCommittee

In2017itwillbetheUofL's50thAnniversary!Ihavejustbeenaddedtotheplanningcommitteeforthisbigevent

andtherearealotofexcitingideasforeventsthatarelikelytohappen.Thisincludesanoutdoorhockeygame,anOralHistoryprojectwhichwouldbethethemeof'50Voices'tellingthestoriesandexperiencesof50people,pastandpresentthateitherattendedtheUofLorworkattheUofLaswellasaShineBrightNight.RecognizingtheimportanceofthebuildingtotheUniversitycommunity,ShineBrightNightwilllighttheeastsideofUniversityHalltoshowcasethebuildingtothecommunityatlarge,encouragingotherstocelebratethesignificantimpacttheUniversityhashadonsouthernAlberta.

ActivitiesleadinguptothelightingwouldtakeplaceintheBreezeway,includingfamilyactivities,music,etc.Thecommunitywouldalsobeencouragedtoviewthelightingfromwhatevervantagepointsuitsthem.Aswellforthe50thAnniversarytheStudents'Unionwouldliketohaveourowneventorcelebrationsurroundingthismomen-tousoccasion.AnotherthingthattheincomingExecu-tiveCouncilcommittedtodoingis50VolunteerProjectsthroughoutthe2016-2107academicyear.Brenna Scott - English major

EdmontonCampusClosure

UnfortunatelythiswasourfinalyearhavinganEdmontonCampusrepresentativeaspartofourStudents'UnionCouncil.WiththeUniversityofLethbridgedecidingtoclosethiscampusithasonlyahandfulofstudentscur-rentlyattendingthere,workingtofinishtheirdegree.WewishourEdmontoncampusrepresentative,Shashiwellandwillmisshimoncouncil!Brenna Scott - English major

LethCamp2016

LethCampisaprofessionaldevelopmenteducationalcampandanopportunityforlike-minded,passionateeducatorstocometogethertobenefitthelearningofstudents.Thisfreeevent,heldonMarch4,2016,isanannualfunctionthattheUniversityofLethbridgeEducationUndergradSocietyhostswithaidfromtheULSUandtheAlbertaTeachers’Association.Theeventhostedaplethoraofses-


sionsforteachers,mostnotablycrosscurricularteaching,LGTBQandinclusion,Englishasasecondlanguagelearn-ers(ESL),inclusiveeducationandprojectbasedlearning.ThiseventencouragesATAmembers,localeducators,andpre-serviceteacherstocollaborateandconnectonissuesoftheirchoiceinfluidsessions.Thiseventwasaninsight-fulandcooperativeeventthatbridgedthegapbetweenpre-serviceteachers,theAlbertaTeachers’Association,UniversityofLethbridgeprofessors,andcurrenteducators.WehopetoseeyounextyearatLethCamp2017! Shaeleigh Brandford - Education & English major

HowGreatismyCalling

OnegreatthingaboutbeingtheFineArtsRepresentativeisbeingabletohelpstudentspursuetheirartisticambi-tionsandfindwaystohelpthemsucceed.AlthoughthisisnotherfirsttimerequestingQIPfunding,BazSkinnerputforwardaproposaltohelpherinproducinghernewplayHowGreatIsMyCalling.Thisplayssynopsisisasfollows;

“HowGreatIsMyCallingisadramatic-comedythatex-ploresthefaithcrisismanymissionariesendurewhentheirreligionispersecuted.HowGreatIsMyCallingisespecial-lyrelevanttothestudentcommunityasitexploresideasthatarerelevanttoourlocalcommunity,aswearepartoftheSouthernAlbertaBibleBeltandthereisaconstantdichotomybetweenreligionsandcultures.”

TheworkshopforthispiecetookplaceonApril22nd-24thandgavetenstudentstheopportunitytoearnprofessionalcreditfortheirresumesinordertohelpthemachievetheircareergoalsupongraduatingfromtheUniversityof

Lethbridge.WiththehelpofalumnuswhoaremembersoftheCanadianTheatreAgreement(CTA),BazSkinnerhopestohaveanothersuccessfulpieceoftheatreandwelookforwardtoseeingherworkcometolife.Stephanie Wickham - Theatre & Dramatic Arts major

ListofUniversityEventsAttended

ChancellorsDinnerSenateRecognitionDinner,Meetings,OrientationBoardofGovernorsRetreat,Meetings,ChristmasDinnerJohnGillGolfTournamentFNMIOrientationCommencementSpeechAlumniMeetingsPronghornsScholarshipBreakfastUofLCareerFairFallConvocationGiveCanadaPresentationLifeBalanceFairRelayforLifeStudentFeeConsultationInternationalCenterChristmasDinnerUofL50thAnniversaryMeetingUofLAnnualChristmasReceptionNewStudentOrientation:Speech&BoothFairRotaractDinnerBreakfastwithSeniorAdministrationTruthandReconciliationTalkUofLDonorGalaMentalHealthFirstAidCourseUofLGreatnessinLeadershipConferenceEatingDisordersAwarenessNightMentalHealthLetterCampaignLeadersofTomorrowDinnerMSSYearEndGalaManagementScholarshipDinner

Brenna Scott - English major


Initiatives in the Lethbridge Community

VolunteerActivitiesDogwalkingfortheHumaneSocietyProjectPaintbrushDragonBoatRaces

UVolunteer

UVolunteerprovidesvolunteeropportunitieswithintheUniversityofLethbridgeandtheLethbridgecommunity.Theyofferexcellentandmeaningfulopportunitiesforstudentstohelpoutandgivebacktoourcommunity.Akeyelementwithintheirmissionistoenhancethecultureofvolunteerismandengagementoncampus.Someinitia-tivestheytackledthisyearincludedafreehugcampaign,thevoicedriveandtheSummerColourFunRun.Thefreehugcampaign’saimwastode-stressstudentsbyhavingvolunteerswalkaroundcampusofferinghugs.Althoughasimpleconcepttheresultswereextraordinary,receivingveryvocalpositivefeedback.Thevoicedrivewasamuchlargerprojectwherestudentslenttheirvoicetothosewithoutanythroughrecordinghoursoftalkingtocreateaphoneticsounddatabase.TheSummerColourFunRunisanannualeventheldinconjunctionbyUVolunteerandLethbridgeStudents’Union,withallproceedsreceivedbyUVolunteer.Achievementssuchasthesebetterstudentsexperiencesinallfrontsacrosstheboard.Cameron Howey - Political Science & History major

GreatnessinLeadership

Thisyear,manyofourExecutivesandGeneralAssem-blymembershadtheabsoluteprivilegeofbeinginvitedtoattendthe2016GreatnessinLeadershipConference.Eachofusservedasastudentambassador,assignedtoaparticularcommunitygroupandentrustedwiththetaskofaidinginthefacilitationoftheday’seventsandengaginginnetworkingactivitieswithourrespectivegroups.AmongthedistinguishedspeakersoftheconferencewereChesterElton,CandaceCarnahan,ChrisHadfieldandBuzzAldrin.Allfourspeakerswerenothingshortofinspiring,creating

astrongconnectionwiththeaudienceastheyspokeabouttheirownpersonalchallengesthattheyhaveovercomeintheirlives,andhowthishasallowedthemtoaccom-plishsometrulyincrediblethings;mostnotably,landingonthemoon!Theoverarchingthemeofthemanagementdevelopmentdaywas“AchievingtheImpossible”,andIknowthatmanyofuslefttheeventfeelinginspirednotonlyonapersonallevel,butwithinourownorganizationandamongsteachotheraswell.Gettingtohearstoriesfirst-handfromthesecondmanevertosetfootonthemoonwasabsolutelyaonceinalifetimeopportunity,andsomethingthatwewillnotsoonforget.Hailey Babb - Psychology major

CarWash

ThisyeartheCarWashwasheldatMurrayChevroletCadillaconAugust14th.Weraisedover$420andallofthoseproceedswentdirectlyintotheULSUFoodBank.WewerepleasedthatMurraryChevroletCadillacnotonlyletususetheircarlotandwatertruckforfree,butalsoletusborrowtheirBBQsowecouldhostafreeBBQtoallthosepassingby.Expensesforthiseventwerelowandincludedthesoap,sponges,brushes,bucketsandfoodwhichwasprovidedbyShawnMullenfromourveryownZoo.Brenna Scott - English major


ResidenceReport

Hello,mynameisLandryForandandIrepresentTheOrganizationofResidenceStudents(ORS)astheirPresidentfor2015-2016hereattheUniversityofLethbridge.WiththispositiononORS,IalsohavehadtheopportunitytositontheStudents'UnionGeneralAssemblyastheResidenceRepresentative.FromthisseatIhavebeenabletocontrib-uteinavarietyofwaystotheUofLcommunitythroughmyorganization,andrepresentthemaccordinglytotheUniversity'sstudents.Tostart,IwilldescribemoreonwhatORSis,whattheydo,andthenaddwhatmypositionentailsontheULSUGeneralAssembly,andwhatmyteamhasdonetosummarizetheinitiativesincollaborationwiththeULSU.

TheOrganizationofResidenceStudentsisthelargestcluboncampus,hostingasahome,andacommunityformorethan1000studentswhoattendtheUniversityofLethbridgeannually.Thisorganization,beingalargecommunityofstudents,workscloselywiththeULSU.Wehaveauniqueopportunityofexternalfundingfromhousing,andasup-portteamof32RA's,4membersofOperations,and4Ex-ecutivemembersincludingmyself,thatcreatesandmouldsthecommunitythatORScaresfordeeply.Eachyeartheteamchanges,andsodoesthecommunity.BeingapartoftheULSUhasallowedustodoalotforourcommunityinresidence,andtheentirestudentcommunitywhoattendthisschool.Youwillfindalistofevents,thatIhavebeenapartofinmyroleontheStudents'Union,andofourachievementsbelow.

FreshFest

Inmyview,FreshFestisoneofthemostimportanteventstheULSUhosts.Irememberitwellinmyfirstyear,be-inganintegralpartinshapingmy1styearexperience.FreshFestwassomethingIhavebeenespeciallyhappytocontributetothisyear.ThisisoneofthefirstcommunitybuildersthatmanystudentsreceiveattendingtheUofL,andourresidentsofcoursebecomeveryinvolvedwithit.Theresultalwayshasthemcomingoutwithasmiletostarttheiryear.AsResidenceRepresentativeIhadalargepart

inpreparingourFreshFestLuau.Thisisadryeventwithmusic,food,bouncycastles,obstaclecourse,andourfavorite100'SlipandSlide.TheUniversityhasbeenahugesupportforthisaswell,aswehadthejoyinhavingourVicePresident,AndyHakinjoinusdownthe100'Slip'nSlide.

GetouttheVote

Withthefederalelectionwehadtheopportunitytoshowthatstudentsdohaveavoice,andthattheydocarewhengiventhechancetoshowit.Withonly1000studentslivingoncampuswedidnotgetourownvotingpoll,andwereinsteadplacedintoaneighbourhoodoutsideofourzonetovote.Wecampaignedonstudentinvolvementwiththeupcomingelectionandprovidedresidentstudentswithtransportation,information,andaproofofresidencytomakevotingeasy.Doorsforthevotingstationclosedat7:30pm,butwestillhadaline-upofresidentstudentsvotinguntil11:00pm.FromthissuccessIamconfidenttheywillprovideamoreaccessiblestationtoresidencestudentsinfutureyears.

OperationChristmasLights

PartneredwiththeULSUonthepurchaseofChristmaslightsin2014-2015wehavebeenabletocontinuelightinguptheresidencespacesoncampus.Thisisaninitiativetoimproveeveryone'smentalwell-beingwhilestudentsdrawclosertothestartoftheirfinalsandtheendoftheirfirstsemester.ThisissomethingthattheResidenceAssistantsarealwaysveryhappytodofortheirresidents,andthebenefitstrulyshowfromit.

Non Faculty Year-end Reports

General Assembly Reports

LandryForand


RecreationalImprovementProposal

LastyeartheULSUapprovedtheexpenditureof$36,000tobespentonanoutdoorfacilitythatbenefitsbothmentalandphysicalhealth.Origi-nallythiswasaproposaltoplacetenniscourtsoncampus.Thisproposalfellthroughanditwasagreedthatthemoneywouldbeusedinthefollowingyearforaproposalwiththesamegoals.ThankstotheStudents'Union,withthehelpofORS,Iamhappytosaywehaveapprovedtheexpenditureof$50,000toaddanewsoccerfieldtoourcampus,andthatitiscurrentlyintheprocessofbeingmade.Thisfieldwillbeopentothecommunity,andbebuiltnearbytheresidencecommunityoncampus.Thisaccomplishmentfromstudentadminis-trationwillbenefitstudent'smentalhealthandphysicalwell-being,aswellasprovidingaspaceforourcommunitytogrowandinteractwithoneanother.

TheStudents'UnionworkscloselywiththeOrganizationofResidenceStudents,andthisrelationshiphashelpedalotincreatingasuccessfulcommunityoncampus.EachmemberoftheStudents'UnionGeneralAssemblyworkincrediblyhardfortheirstudents,andIwouldnothaveac-complishedwhatIdidthisyearwithoutthem,andmyORSteam.Landry Forand - Mathematics & Education major

ResidenceStudents


Students' Union Awards

JohnBrocklesbyStudents'UnionAwardofExcellence2015-2016 Award Winner: Sandeep Parmar - Arts & Science Representative

ThisawardwaspresentedtotheGeneralAssemblymem-berwhohadmadethemostsignificantcontributiontotheStudents'Union,students,andtheUniversitycommunity.

Sandeepwasalwayswillingtolendahelpinghandwhen-evershecould.ShevolunteeredandsupportedanyandalloftheULSU'seventsandinitiativeswithasmile.ShewasoneofthefacesbehindtheCalmCafesandUndergraduateResearchGuide.

BillChapmanStudents'UnionCertificateofDistinction2015-2016 Award Winner: Kristin Krein

ThisawardwaspresentedtotheUniversityofLethbridgestudentwhohadshownthemostinnovationinthearea(s)ofstudentaffairs,wellness,oranothernotablefieldoverthepastyear.

KristenwasthefacebehindbringingDarkMatterPoetryintoLethbridge.Shemanagedtogeteverythinggoingwhentheoddsseemedagainsther.Theeventwasextremelywellat-tendedandwellreceived.

EmployeeoftheYear2015-2016 Award Winner: Randy Ockerman

ThisawardwaspresentedtotheStudents'Unionemployeewhohadmadethemostoutstandingcontributiontotheorganizationoverthepastyear,andbestdisplayedthevaluesoftheStudents'Union.

Randyhasbeenwithoutfail,therewhenanyonehasneed-edhimandhisadvice.HewasahugehelpwhenwewerewithoutaVPOperationsandFinanceandwasinstrumentalinmakingsureournewVPwastransitioned.

StudentEmployeeoftheYear2015-2016 Award Winner: Paul Tokode - Zoo Security

ThisawardwaspresentedtotheStudents'Unionstudentemployeewhodemonstratedthemostexceptionalcontri-butiontoourorganizationoverthepastyear.

Paulhasbeenasteadyfigureatallofourbigevents,suchasFreshFestandFrostbite.Hehasmadesurethatalloftheguestsweresafeandsecure.Hedoeshisjobwithasmileandafantasticattitude.

HelpingHandAward2015-2016 Award Winner: Callista Chasse

ThisawardwaspresentedtoaUniversityofLethbridgefac-ultyorstaffemployeethathadmadethemostsignificantandlastingcontributiontotheUniversityofLethbridgeStudents’Unionoverthepastacademicyear.

Callistahasbeenseenaroundcampuspumpingupeventsthatarebeneficialtocampus.SheprovidedthecampuswithopportunitiestoparticipateinMentalHealthTraining.ShewasalsoahugefactorinhelpingmakeourCalmCafesasuccessthisyear.

MikeMahon-PresidentoftheUniversityofLethbridge

Award Recipients


OutstandingDedicationAward2015-2016 Award Winner: Susie Kennedy - Registrar & Heather Rowland - Counselling & Career Services

ThisawardwaspresentedtotheUniversityofLethbridgeemployeeinspecialrecognitionforoutstandingdedicationandsupporttothestudentsoftheUniversityofLeth-bridge.

SusieandHeatherwerealwayslookingoutforandcham-pioningissuesthataffectstudents.SusiewasinstrumentalwithimplementingtheFallReadingBreak.HeatherhasbeenahugeadvocateforstudentstoensuretheUniversityhadastand-aloneSexualAssaultPolicyforimplementa-tion.

ContinuedSupportAward2015-2016 Award Winner: H. H. Smith Ltd.

Thisawardwaspresentedtothecommunityorganiza-tionforcontinuedsupportoftheUniversityofLethbridgeStudents'Union.

H.H.SmithhasbeenquietlydonatingfundstotheULSUFoodBankforyears.Theirdedicationtoensuringourfoodbankshelvesarefullhasbeenavaluedcontributionformanystudents.

StudentoftheYearAward2015-2016 Award Winner: Megan Sutherland

Thisawardwaspresentedtothestudentwhoembodiedleadership,commitment,andcontributedtothebetter-mentofUofLstudents;thismayhavebeenexemplifiedbyinvolvementinclubs,non-profitand/orstudentorgani-zations,community,andvolunteerism.

Meganwasinvolvedinjustabouteverything.ShewasthepresidentofEUS,shehelpedmakedodgeballasuccessagainthisyear,shealwayspromotesEducationstudentsinterestsandthat'sjustashortlistofthethingsshehasdonethisyear.

CluboftheYearAward2015-2016 Award Winner: Education Undergraduate Society (EUS)

ThisawardwaspresentedtotheStudents'Unionratifiedclubthatdemonstratedthemostoutstandingeffortanddedicationinitsendeavoursoverthepastyear.

EUSheldnumerousinitiativesoverthepastyearthathelpednotonlythestudentbody,butalsotheLethbridgecommunityandbeyond.TheyalsoheldvarioussuccessfuleventssuchasPackaBackpackandLethcamp.

OutstandingNewClub2015-2016 Award Winner: World University Service of Canada

ThisawardwaspresentedtotheStudents'Unionnewlyratifiedclubthathaddemonstratedthemostoutstanding,creative,new,andsuccessfulendeavoursoverthepastyear,withexcellentstandingwithClubsCouncil.

TheWorldUniversityServiceofCanadaClubundertookahugeprojecttobringarefugeestudentheretotheUofLandthatdeservesrecognition.They'vebeengreattoworkwithandhaveheldnumeroussuccessfulfundraiserssincetheystartedinJanuary.

GreekOrganizationoftheYear2015-2016 Award Winner: Kappa Sigma

ThisawardwaspresentedtotheStudents’UnionratifiedGreekorganizationthathadexhibitedthemostcommunityandcampusinvolvementandsupport.Thenominationforthisawardcamefromathird-party,accompaniedwithaformalletterofrecommendation.

KappaSigmahasbeenveryhelpfulandenthusiasticinalloftheirendeavoursoverthepastyear.Onceagain,theyhostedanotherverysuccessfulHeadShaveeventforcan-cerresearch.Theywerealsotheretolendahelpinghandwheneveritwasneeded.


VolunteerAward2015-2016 Award Winners: Shelby-Quinn Ost

Thisawardwaspresentedtothemostdedicatedandenthusiasticstudentvolunteer,specificallyforStudents'Unioneventsandinitiatives.

ShelbyattendedalloftheULSUevents,promotingthevolunteersanddidthejobsthatnoonewantedtodo.Shedidthiswithasmile,energyandenthusiasm.Shewasoneofthereasonswhyoureventsweresosuccessful.

LegacyAward2015-2016 Award Winners: Brenna Scott - President

ThisawardwaspresentedtotheStudents’UnionExecutiveCouncilmemberwhohadexhibitedthemostoutstandingleadership,ethicsanddedicationduringtheirterm.

BrennahasbeenwiththeULSUforthreeyearsandlovesthisorganizationlikenoother.Shewasalwaysspeakingupforstudentsandchampionsthemwherevershegoes.

TeachingExcellenceAward2015-2016 Award Winners: Dr. Randall Barley, Dr. Howard Cheng, Dr. Alexander Darku

TheUniversityofLethbridgeStudents’UnionformallyrecognizedandhonouredteachingexcellenceattheUni-versityofLethbridge.Weaccomplishedthisbyofferingstudentsanavenuefornominatingaprofessor,sessionalstafforlabinstructorwhohadshownoutstandingeffortstoincreasethelearningexperienceoftheirstudents.Theawardselectionwasbasedsolelyonteachingexcellence.ThewinnerswereformallyrecognizedaspartoftheULSULastLectureeventinApril2016.The6thannualTeachingExcellenceAwardswereawardedtothreeprofessors.

1.Dr.RandallBarley-BiologicalSciencesDr.Barleywasselectedforthisawardbecauseofhishelp-fulness,hispassion,andinfectiousenergywhileteaching.Hewasastrongsupporterofstudentsuccessinsideandoutsideoftheclassroomaswell,showingstrongsupportforindividuallearningaswellassupporttotheBioClub.

2.Dr.HowardCheng-Math&ComputerScienceDr.Chengwasselectedforthisawardbecauseofhisout-standingleadershipandtirelesseffortsinprovidingaqual-ityeducationtostudentsinandoutsideofclass.Hehashelpedmanystudentsachievegreatnessininternationalprogrammingcontestsaswellasindependentresearch.

3.Dr.AlexanderDarku-EconomicsDr.Darkuwasselectedforthisawardbecauseofhispas-sionandcharisma.Hehasinspired,thenmentored,andsupportedcountlesseconomicsstudentstosucceedbeyondtheirundergrad.Hetaughtwithfervouranddemandedhighstandardswhichproducedmotivatedandsuccessfulstudents.Charlie Helmer-Smith

LaurenceDecoreAwards2015-2016 Award Winners: Landry Forand, Raeesa Jiwa, Rithika Pandey, Meagan Bennett, Janet Poplawski, Logan Bell

TheLaurenceDecoreAwardforStudentLeadershiprecog-nizespost-secondarystudentsdemonstratingoutstandingdedication.Recipientswereselectedonthebasisofinvolve-mentineitherstudentgovernment,studentsocieties,clubs,ororganizations.Inaddition,candidatesmayhavebeeninvolvedinstudentorganizationsattheprovincialornationallevelorinnon-profitcommunityorganizations.

Thisawardrecognizesthatbeingastudentisbeingpartofalargerlearningcommunity.Studentleadersaregivingsome-thingofthemselvestothecommunityandthegovernmentofAlbertarecognizesthattheseaccomplishmentsareimportantjustlikeacademic,athleticorcreativeexcellence.


Health & Dental Plan

Operations

Health&DentalPlanSeptember1,2015-August31,2016

Fallenrollment:Health4040,Dental4044FamilyFalladdon:Health59,Dental60

Springenrollment:Health290,Dental292FamilySpringaddon:Health6,Dental6

Health & Dental Plan underwritten by RWAMPrescription plan underwritten by Greenshields

Accident Coverage underwritten by ChartisTravel Assist serviced & administered by

Allianz Global AssistancePlan arranged by C & C Insurance

RWAM Insurance Administrators INC.

Health&DentalClaims

Drugclaimsmade;4071Practitionerclaimsmade:645Visionclaimsmade:285Dentalclaimsmade:2657

ULSUFoodCourtTenants

• CampusCoffee• SmoothieHut• Tivoli• Hiroba• Subway• Icy’s• BaadshahCafé• UofLBookstore• Rockerman’sServiceCentre

RoomBookingSummary

ROOM ULSU & U of LBOOKINGS

CLUB BOOKINGS

EXTERNALBOOKINGS

TOTALBOOKINGS

Galileo’s 10 107 0 117

Ballrooms 204 231 31 466

Council Chambers 70 2 17 89

Table Space 105 135 33 273

Room Bookings & Tenants

TheULSUVolunteerCore

ThevolunteercoreisanessentialcomponentwithintheStudents’Union.ItoffersopportunitiesforstudentstovolunteerandactasalineofcommunicationbetweenstudentsandtheStudents’Union.EventssuchasFreshFest,FrostBite,LastClashBash,variouscabsandaplethoraofotherinitiativesareonlypossibleduetothe

hardworkofthevolunteercore.Thisgroupofengagedstudentsandtheirhardworkbenefittheoverallstudentbodyexperience.Italwaysputsasmileonmyfaceseeingstudentsvolunteeringtoimproveotherpeople'suniversityexperience,andnotjusttheirown.Thevolunteercorehasexemplifiedthisconceptwhilegivingawaytheirowntimeforthebenefitofothersandhasproventobeanexcellentwayforstudentstogetinvolved!Cameron Howey - Political Science & History double major

Volunteers


FoodBankReport

TheULSUFoodBankhadabusyyearhandingoutham-perstomorestudentsthaneverbefore,aswellasin-creaseddonations.Wejustwanttosay“THANKYOU”toallwhohavedonatedtohelpsustainourfoodbank.

InSeptemberwehadanamazingdonationfromtheBhutaneseSeniorsAssociation,theyspentthesummergrowingpotatoes,onions,andtomatoes.AtharvesttimetheydividedtheharvestbetweentheULSUFoodBankandtheLethbridgeCollegeFoodBank.Itwasawonderfultreatforourstudentstoreceivefreshvegetableswiththeirfoodhampers.

AnotherwonderfuldonationcamefromagroupofquiltersinHumanResources.Thisgroupofladiesspentagreatdealoftime,energy,andtalentcreatingabeautifulChrist-

masquiltthattheydonatedandraffledoffraisingover$500fortheULSUFoodBank.

Asalways,theUniversitycommunitywasverygenerous.UofLdepartmentshadacampuschallengethatwasspearheadedbyI.T.andFinancialServices,thisyearmoredepartmentsthaneverbeforecompetedandFinancialServiceswasthedeclaredwinner.TheBoardofGovernors,theSenate,ULSUclubsandmanyon-campusindividualsdonatedfoodandmoney.

TherewerealsogenerousdonationsfromtheSouthernAlbertacommunitysuchas;H.H.SmithLtd.,theAHSstaffattheTrainStation,Dory&theWeathermenwhoenter-tainedatafundraiserandthereweremanymore.

ThankstoallwhohavehelpedtheUofLstudents,everylittlebithelps,andthroughouttheyearthelittlebitsac-cumulatetohelpanawfullot.Shelley Tuff - Health & Dental Plan Administrator

• AHSTrainStationStaff• AncillaryServices• ArtGalleryAngelaFischer• BrianSullivan• CUPE70–Library• Dori&theWeathermen• DougMcArthur• Facilities• FacultyofManagement• FinancialServices• GaltNursingAssociation

• GeneralFacultiesCouncil• H.H.SmithLtd.• HumanResources• InMemoryofScottShillington• ITServices• JaniceVarzari• JesseNervais• LionsClub• Murray'sChevroletCadillac• ORS&Housing• ROSS

• RotaryClub• SecurityLost&Found• SteveBenson• SuzanneLavoie• TheKeg• UofLBoardofGovernors• UofLBookstore• UofLSenate• Manyotherdonors

FoodBankDonationList

ULSU Food Bank

ULSUGarageSale

TheGarageSalewasaHUGEsuccess!Wehadaconstantflowoftrafficfromfacultyandstaffthroughoutthedayandraised$406.75fortheULSUFoodBank.IwasveryproudofthisamountasImadeagoalinMaytoraiseatleast$1000fortheFoodBankthissummerandsofarweareat$825.Brenna Scott - English major


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SponsorshipfromtheULSU

• AlcoholAwareness• CaseCompetitionwithFacultyofManagement• Chancellor'sDinner• ClothingDrivewithEUS• ClubandStudentQIPApplications• ColourRun• EdmontonCampusGraduation• EUSAnti-bullyingWeek• FinalRe-fresh• FiveDaysfortheHomeless• F*ckCancer• HokkaiGakuenExchange• iGEM-BrickbyBrickDinner• InternationalChristmasDinner• JohnGillMemorialGolfTournament• LethCamp2016• L.P.I.R.G.-StudentSpeakerChallenge• MSSGala• ORSChristmasLightsInitiative• PronghornScholarshipBreakfast• RelayforLife• RotaractDinner&SilentAuction• RoundDance• StudentArtAward• UofLLibraryStressFreeZone• VolunteerFair

ExternalSponsorshiptotheULSU

Bursaries/Scholarships/Awards• BillChapman• Coca-ColaBottlingCompany• C&CInsuranceConsultants• Cardtronics• Recycling• UniversityofLethbridge-QIP• UofLSecurity(lost&foundsale)

GeneralSponsorship• Coca-ColaBottlingCompany• Kopiko&MoreInc.• Labatt• Molson• ServusCreditUnion• UniversityofLethbridge• Vivint

FoodBankDonations• Seepage34forlistofdonors

Sponsorship

Financial

FreshFestVolunteers

SandeepParmar,VirginiaBrickley,MichaelGale,BrennaScott,KieranBrennan,ShealeighBrandford,AiniKhan,RoyalAdkin,

HaileyBabb,CodyCiona


Funding

NAME NUMBER AWARDED

SINGLE AWARDVALUE

TOTAL AMOUNT

AWARDED

SCHOLARSHIPS

Community Service Award Scholarship

1 $500 $500

ULSU Part-time Scholarship

1 $500 $500

ULSU International Travel Scholarship

1 $500 $500

ULSU Scholarship

1 $500 $500

ULSU Coca-Cola Scholarships

2 $500 $1,000

ULSU Coca-Cola North Scholarships

2 $500 $1,000

QIP Scholarships 106 $1,000 $106,000

BURSARIES

ULSU Bursary

3 $500 $1,500

ULSU Emergency Bursary

1 $500 $500

ULSU Placement Bursary

2 $500 $1,000

ULSU Coca-Cola Bursary

2 $500 $1,000

Student Wise Bursary

2 $500 $1,000

Cardtronics Bursary

3 $500 $1,500

QIP Bursaries

104 $1,000 $104,000

AWARDS

Sustainability Award Campus Recycling

6 $1,000 $ 6,000

TOTAL $226,500

NAME NUMBER OF

APPROVEDAPPLICATIONS

AMOUNT GRANTED

Travel & Conference Grants 65 $20,000

Club & Start-up Grants 53 $13,045

Emergency Grants 12 $ 5,340

TOTAL 130 $38,385

TOTAL APPROVED GRANT

APPLICATIONST & C, Club, Start-up,

& Emergency

NUMBER OFAPPROVED

APPLICATIONS

AMOUNT GRANTED

2007-2008 70 $15,520

2008-2009 96 $21,518

2009-2010 48 $16,583

2010-2011 62 $23,071

2011-2012 92 $24,561

2012-2013 104 $32,860

2013-2014 99 $32,752

2014-2015 104 $43,765

2015-2016 130 $38,385

QIPEXPENDITURESFOR2015-2016 AMOUNT

Undergraduate Research $75,000

Scholarships and Bursaries $210,000

Tutoring $5,000

Fresh Fest $45,000

NASA Food Cupboard $3,045

Model UN $3,000

Frostbite $19,472

How Great Is My Calling $7,692

Dark Matter Poetry $3,000

Last Class Bash $8,036

Outdoor Wellness Space $36,000

TOTAL $415,245


TheMelioristReferendum

QUESTION

Whereas;TheMelioristPublishingSociety,whichistheUniversity'sstudentcampusmagazine,isamendingtheiroutdatedconstitutionthatdatesbackto1987,inordertoestablishanewBoardofDirectorsandcontinueoperating,undernewleadership,

Whereas;ThisisNOTarequestforafeeincrease,“DoyouapproveofamendingtheconstitutionofTheMelioristPublishingSocietyasproposedintheattachedlink?”

RESULTS:

YESvotes:949votes-86.59%NOvotes:147votes-13.41%

Voterturnout:13.33%(1096of8223voters)

Spring 2016 Elections & Referendum

Elections & Referendums

Spring2016ElectionCandidates

GeneralElectionVoterTurn-out

Spring2016:15.92%Spring2015:19.28%Spring2014:19.4%Spring2013:18.65%Spring2012:17.84%Spring2011:24.67%Spring2010:21.18%Spring2009:30.27%Spring2008:27%Spring2007:30.54%Spring2006:26.89%–(1styearofelectronicvoting)Spring2005:10.08%Spring2004:7%Spring2003:12%Spring2002:15%


Incoming Council for 2016-2017

Incoming Council

ExecutiveCouncil

President-CameronHoweyVPOperations&Finance-MichaelGaleVPAcademic-HaileyBabbVPStudentAffairs-RoyalAdkinVPExternal-CodyCiona

GeneralAssembly

Arts&ScienceReps-ConnerPeta-SandeepParmar-JessicaJones-AdamGibson-KieranBrennan-JessicaDiakow

ResidenceRep-BradyHornung

ManagementRep-JordiePrestie

FineArtsRep-MonicaCollins

CalgaryCampusRep-TashiaSaleh

EducationRep-JillianMcGinley

HealthScienceRep-AiniKhan

InternationalRep-ElikemMortotsi

FirstNations,Métis,&InuitRep-Nocandidate1stYearStudentRep-Nocandidate

Transition

ThetransitionweekendisaweekendthattheincomingandoutgoingStudents’Unionmembersspendtogether.Theobjectiveofthisweekendisfortheoutgoingmem-berstoteachtheincomingmembersaboutthepoliciesandproceduresthattheUniversityofLethbridgeStu-dents'Unionfollows.WehavemanypresentationsoverthecourseoftheweekendexplainingwhatwestandforandhowtheULSUoperates.WeheldamockGeneralAssemblymeetingforthenewmemberstogetfamiliarwithRobert’sRulesofOrder;andthestyleofmeet-ingsthattheywillbeattendingwhiletheyareontheULSU.Wehadnumerousnewideasbroughttothetabletoensurethatpeopleinteractedwithoneanother.Forexample,wedidamurdermystery,whichwasagreatideabecauseitensuredthatpeopleinteractedwithoneanother.Theinteractionportionofthisweekendwascru-cialasitisimportantfortheincomingStudents’Unionmemberstobecomfortablearoundoneanotheraswewillbeworkingtogetherthisupcomingschoolyearwhilerepresentingourrespectivefaculties.Theweekendwasgreat,andIgottoknowalloftheincomingmembers.Iamexcitedtoseewhateveryonewillcontribute.Ifthetransitionweekendwasanysign,theGeneralAssemblyforthe2016-2017yearwillbegreat!Sandeep Parmar, Arts & Science Representative

Outgoing&IncomingExecutiveCouncil&GeneralAssembly


2015/2016 - Brenna Scott (49th) 2014/2015 - Sean Glydon (48th)2013/2014 - Shuna Talbot (47th)2012/2013 - Armin Escher (46th)2011/2012 - Zack Moline (45th)2010/2011 - Taz Kassam (44th)2009/2010 - Jeremy Girard (43rd)2008/2009 - Adam Vossepoel (42nd)2007/2008 - Kelly Kennedy (41st) 2006/2007 - Dustin Fuller (40th)2005/2006 - Tyler Tanner (39th)2004/2005 - Loralee Edwards (38th)2003/2004 - Paul Daniels (37th)2002/2003 - Melanee Thomas (36th)2001/2002 - Matthew McHugh (35th)2000/2001 - Dezmond Belzeck (34th)1999/2000 - Bonnie Androkovich (33rd)

1998/1999 - Ryan Dunford (32nd)1997/1998 - Jon Wescott (31st)1996/1997 - Jason Shriner (30th)1995/1996 - Arthur Wong (29th)1994/1995 - Humberto Aspillaga (28th)1993/1994 - Poul Mark (27th)1992/1993 - Justin Penny (26th)1991/1992 - David Legg (25th) 1990/1991 - Terry Whitehead (24th)1989/1990 - Jon Oxley (23rd)1988/1989 - Jon Oxley (22nd)1987/1988 - Jason Slemko (21st)1986/1987 - Dan Laplante (20th)1985/1986 - Aaron Engen (19th)1984/1985 - Tracy Hembroff (18th)1983 ------- - Mike McPhail (17th a)--------1984 - Larry Glazer (17th b)

1982/1983 - Chuck Cosgrove (16th)1981/1982 - Barry Weintraub (15th)1980/1981 - Rudy Peters (14th)1979/1980 - Alan Murray (13th)1978/1979 - Pat Dortch (12th)1977/1978 - Howard Reid (11th)1976/1977 - Wayne MacKay (10th)1975/1976 - Lee Ens (9th)1974/1975 - Darryl Ross (8th)1973/1974 - Khym Goslin (7th)1972/1973 - Jesse Snow (6th)1971/1972 - Ken Runge (5th)1970/1971 - Robin Dann (4th)1969/1970 - Lamont Nielson (3rd)1968/1969 - Richard Wutzke (2nd)1967/1968 - John Brocklesby (1st)

List of Past Presidents

Past Presidents

BrennaScott

ShunaTalbot ArminEscher ZackMoline TazKassam JeremyGirard AdamVossepoel

KellyKennedy DustinFuller TylerTanner LoraleeEdwards PaulDaniels MelaneeThomas

SeanGlydonCameronHowey&BrennaScott

MISSIONThe mission of the University of Lethbridge Students' Union is to provide our students, as well as faculty,

staff, and alumni a portal to the unique University of Lethbridge experience. The Students' Union complements the academic programs and enhances the overall educational experience and quality of

campus life for students and other members of the U of L family.

As the heart of the student community, we are committed to student success by delivering a diverse program of cultural, educational, social and recreational services. We strive to surpass the needs of our

multi-cultural student community, create a positive learning experience, and maintain a healthy balance between academic and leisure activities.

VISIONThe ULSU and the University of Lethbridge will deliver extraordinary service, facilities, programs

and opportunities that exceed the expectations of our students. The Students' Union will be recognized locally, provincially and nationally as a dynamic and innovative leader in the

Canadian university community.

Ryan Dunford Jon Wescott Jason ShrinerMatthew McHugh Dezmond Belzeck Bonnie Androkovich

University of Lethbridge Students' Union4401 - University Drive West

Lethbridge, ABT1K 3M4

Phone: 403-329-2222Fax: 403-329-2224

Website: www.ulsu.ca

Documents

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